Commenting on the removal of as Home
Secretary, Daniel Kebede, General Secretary of the
National Education Union, said:
“Rishi Sunak should never have brought back into Government in
the first place.
“Her list of sackable offences is long and she should have been
shown the door much sooner.
“Whether it was her demeaning and disgraceful comments about
rough sleeping being a ‘lifestyle choice’, or her divisive
rhetoric and untruths about multi-culturalism having failed it
has been clear for some time that she is not fit for public
office.
“When Braverman talked of ‘existential challenges’ from
migration, she was pinning a label to each and every student
who is, or may be thought to be, from a migrant family. In
one fell swoop she made their lives more hazardous and made it
harder for teachers and schools to build empathy and community
cohesion.
“As educators, concerned to safeguard our students and help them
engage successfully in school or college, we have every reason to
point out how her words increase prejudice and why they cause
deep concern for the staff who are working hard to support
children and young people from all backgrounds and
communities.
“Today is not a day to rejoice as teachers are having to pick up
the pieces of a Home Secretary who has threatened community
cohesion and heightened tensions. It beggars belief
that she was allowed by the Prime Minister to cause such damage
for so long. The new Home Secretary now needs to work towards
healing those divisions and ensuring community cohesion is
their priority.”
